People QuickFacts Socorro Texas Population, 2011 estimate 32,834 25,674,681 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 32,013 25,145,561 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 2.6% 2.1% Population, 2010 32,013 25,145,561 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 8.3% 7.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 32.5% 27.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 8.7% 10.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.8% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 94.3% 70.4% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 11.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.6% 0.7% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 3.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 0.8% 2.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 96.7% 37.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 2.1% 45.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 93.7% 81.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 33.9% 16.1% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 90.2% 34.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 55.3% 80.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 7.5% 25.8% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 25.9 24.8  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 83.3% 64.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 4.9% 24.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $76,800 $123,500 Households, 2006-2010 8,417 8,539,206 Persons per household, 2006-2010 3.68 2.78 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $11,567 $24,870 Median household income 2006-2010 $31,680 $49,646 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 26.1% 16.8%     Business QuickFacts Socorro Texas Total number of firms, 2007 2,786 2,164,852 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 7.1% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 5.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 72.0% 20.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 28.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 593,541,502 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 24,513 424,238,194 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 69,010 311,334,781 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $2,173 $13,061 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 8,492 42,054,592     Geography QuickFacts Socorro Texas Land area in square miles, 2010 22.04 261,231.71 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,452.8 96.3 FIPS Code 68636 48 Counties El Paso County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts